STARTING SEQUENCE

 

 

MONKSTOWN BAY SAILING CLUB

 

 

 

CLASS FLAG/S                   TIME                       SOUND               POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 MINUTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 MINUTES

 

 

 

 

 

1 MINUTE

 

 

 

 

 

START

ONE                    UP    

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE                    UP    

 

 

 

 

ONE           DOWN      

 

 

 

 

ONE           DOWN      

 

 

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL RECALL        ONE

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL RECALL            TWO

 

 

 

 

 

SHORTENED COURSE       TWO

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL RECALL

 

Make 1 sound signal and raise INDIVIDUAL RECALL flag to half-mast. When Individual has started correctly lower INDIVIDUAL RECALL flag

 

 

 

GENERAL RECALL

 

  1. Make 2 sound signals and raise GENERAL RECALL flag. 2. Lower ALL other flags completely.

To end general recall, make 1 sound signal and lower GENERAL RECALL flag.

 

RECOMMENCE THE STARTING SEQUENCE AFTER ONE MINUTE.

 

 

 

SHORTENED COURSE

 

Raise the SHORTENED COURSE flag and raise the CLASS/S flag/s and make 2 sound signals for the leading boat in each class whose course is shortened. Do this as they round the last mark.

 

 

 

FINISHING

 

Weather permitting, always finish a race at the top of a windward leg.

Position the Committee Boat on the correct side of the finish mark, there is NO hooked finish. Raise the FINISH flag.

 

 

 

ABANDONMENT

 

Make 3 sound signals and hoist the ABANDON flag.

 

 

 

POSTPONEMENT

 

Make 2 sound signals and hoist POSTPONEMENT FLAG

 

To end postponement: Make 1 sound signal and lower POSTPONEMENT FLAG.

 

Then restart the starting sequence after one minute.